 Planning
and Caring for Flower Bulbs
By: Michel J. Groarty
There is nothing quite as welcome as those beautiful spring
flowers that seem to emerge from nowhere to welcome the arrival
of spring. Bulb type flowers are really unique plants, because
they spend most of their days resting quietly beneath the
surface of the soil. Then right on schedule, up they come,
full of bloom and vigor, and then almost as fast as they came,
they go. Except for the green leafy part of the plant that
tends to linger longer than we would like them to.
Despite their short bloom time and unattractive foliage after
the blooms are gone, they are still a wonderful addition to
any landscape. But how should you care for them? First let’s
talk about how to use them in your landscape. Flowers of all
kinds are best when planted in groupings. Many people buy
25 or 50 bulbs and just go around the yard planting helter
skelter. That’s fine if that’s what you want,
but when planted that way they tend to blend in with the landscape
and really don’t show up well at all. When you plant
them in large groups they are a breathtaking showpiece.
In the early spring start thinking about where you would
like to create a bed for flower bulbs. Prepare the bed by
raising it with good rich topsoil, and if at all possible
add some well composted cow manure. Do this in the spring
while you are in the gardening mood, you may not be in the
fall. More...
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